Linear B

Summary

Linear B is a natural writing system^[1]. It draws 1,490 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #6 of 38).^[2]

Key Facts

• Linear B is credited with the discovery of Arthur Evans^[3].
• Linear B's image is recorded as NAMA Linear B tablet of Pylos.jpg^[4].
• Linear B's image is recorded as Linear B tablet, AM of Mycenae, 201730.jpg^[5].
• Linear B's image is recorded as Linear B tablet, AM of Mycenae, 201726.jpg^[6].
• Linear B's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[7].
• Linear B's instance of is recorded as syllabary^[8].
• Linear B's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet^[9].
• Linear B's instance of is recorded as logographic writing system^[10].
• Linear B's based on is recorded as Linear A^[11].
• Linear B's follows is recorded as Linear A^[12].
• Linear B's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85066610^[13].
• Linear B's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11957163r^[14].
• Linear B's subclass of is recorded as Aegean scripts^[15].
• Linear B's Commons category is recorded as Linear B^[16].
• Linear B's language of work or name is recorded as Mycenaean Greek^[17].
• Linear B's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Linb^[18].
• Linear B's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 10061^[19].
• -1450-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Linear B^[20].
• Linear B's end time is recorded as -1200-00-00T00:00:00Z^[21].
• Linear B's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04pvm^[22].
• Linear B's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph381201^[23].
• Linear B's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Linear B^[24].
• Linear B's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300194490^[25].
• Linear B's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 842814^[26].
• Linear B's facet of is recorded as Mycenaean Greek^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Linear B is credited with the discovery of Arthur Evans^[3].

Why It Matters

Linear B draws 1,490 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #6 of 38).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]